simon atkinson, thank you.ng in nearly 100 hours of work per week every week for about six months finally decided he needed a timeout. solitary confinement came to mind that led him to setting up a facility in the countryside outside of soul. visitors to the centre check themselves in with access to phones emails and other distractions of modern life. solitary confinement, a special way in south korea. that is of a quick look at the markets. currently, japan is down by 30 points. australia, 31 and the hang seng gaining 258. thank you forjoining us. this is bbc news the top stories this hour. votes are being counted in pakistan's election — early signs suggest that imran khan could be the next prime minister. searching for the missing — after the dam collapse, laos' prime minister confirms at least a hundred and thirty people are unaccounted for. a police report has found evidence that more than 60 children at a hospital in derbyshire were drugged before being sexually abused. police say the crimes were committe

simon atkinson is in sydney.ce of this as far as the australian media landscape is concerned? this brings together two of the biggest names in australian media, forming a joint company that would be worth about 4 billion australian dollars, £2.5 billion. it is going to create a company which has big interests in, as well as the newspapers of fairfax media, various digital and screening services. it will also end the name fairfax media. the new company will be known as nine. this business, which has been around for 150 years, its identity is being stripped away. there is concern that the name will 90, there is concern that the name will go, but will some of the journalistic integrity associated with fairfax media and its newspapers, is that going to go with it? that is the real concern which is coming out macro so far. the deal still has to go through regulators. it is expected at the end of the year. then we will see what the fallout is. simon atkinson, thank you. you want to know what the markets are doing. the